[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 154 (Friday, October 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2121-E2122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   COMMEMORATING JERI MILSTEAD'S RECEIPT OF CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2007

  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate the distinguished 
career of Dr. Jeri A. Milstead, professor and dean of the College of 
Nursing at the University of Toledo in Ohio. Dr. Milstead is to be 
honored by her peers at the University of Toledo Medical Center with a 
Career Achievement Award. The Career Achievement Award is bestowed upon 
senior faculty who are well respected for exceptional academic 
achievements, strong leadership and who have established prominence in 
their area of expertise. Recipients are also recognized for outstanding 
citizenship and the tremendous impact they have had on the institution 
and the community throughout their career. Dr. Milstead epitomizes 
these criteria.
  Jeri Milstead is internationally known as an expert in public policy 
and the politics of health care and serves as a health policy expert to 
the International Council of Nurses in Geneva, Switzerland. She is the 
editor and senior author of Health Policy and Politics, A Nurse's 
Guide, 3rd ed. that is sold on three continents and Handbook of Nursing 
Leadership: Creative Skills for a Culture of Safety. Dr. Milstead was a 
policy advisor in the Washington, DC office of Senator Daniel K. 
Inouye, was president of the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina, 
and held leadership positions in the State Nurses Associations in Ohio, 
Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Her research focused on needle 
exchange programs in the United States and the Netherlands. She has 
published in national and international journals, is a reviewer for 
several refereed nursing journals and was editor-in-chief of The 
International Nurse from 1995 to 2006 when the publication was retired.
  Dr. Milstead holds a PhD in Political Science with majors in health 
policy and comparative politics from the University of Georgia, an MS 
and BS, cum laude, in nursing

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from The Ohio State University and a diploma from Mt. Carmel Hospital 
School of Nursing. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing 
(1600 invited members out of 2.9 million RNs). She is a member of Zeta 
Theta At-Large chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (the 
international honor society of nursing) and in 2002 became a charter 
member of Rho Chi, the first European chapter. She also is a founding 
member of the Nightingale Policy Institute, a virtual gathering of 
experienced nurses in the U.S. policy arena. Dr. Milstead received the 
Gamma Mu Chapter Award for Excellence in Nursing. She also received the 
first Search for Excellence Award from the American Nurses Association/
South Carolina Nurses Association and was honored by the South Carolina 
General Assembly for her leadership and service. She was awarded a 
Duquesne University Creative Teaching Award in 1998 for her pioneering 
work in designing and implementing the first online course taught in 
the first PhD in Nursing program in the world that is offered 
completely online. Dr. Milstead served three terms on the AACN 
Government Affairs Committee, is serving a second term on the Health 
Policy Council of ONA, and is a member of the Expert Panel on Global 
Health for the American Academy of Nursing. She was appointed in 2005 
to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and was a member of a trade 
delegation to China in April 2006. She and a team of educators 
evaluated BSN programs in Jordan in November 2006.
  Many in our community have sought Dr. Milstead's counsel and 
leadership, particularly in nursing and psychiatric nursing, but also 
in matters of health care policy. She is a compassionate and gifted 
leader who guides people by her own example. She has a deep 
understanding of the nuances of health care delivery from all 
perspectives, and is skilled at negotiating the complex system. Her 
sterling talents, dedication to our community and its health, and 
commitment to health worldwide have earned her this well-deserved 
recognition. I am pleased to offer my personal congratulations.

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